encrypt
v.
encode, convert a message into code (especially secret)
Encryption
In
cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming
information (referred to as
plaintext) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a
key. The result of the process is encrypted information (in cryptography, referred to as ciphertext). In many contexts, the word encryption also implicitly refers to the reverse process, decryption (e.g. “
software for encryption” can typically also perform decryption), to make the encrypted information readable again (i.e. to make it unencrypted).
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encrypt
Verb
1. convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
(synonym) encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, inscribe, write in code
(hypernym) write
(derivation) encoding, encryption
encrypt
1. [A] generic term encompassing
encipher and
encode. [
NIS] 2. To convert
plain text into unintelligible forms by means of a
cryptosystem. Note: The term "encrypt" covers the meanings of "encipher" and "encode." [
JP1]
encrypt